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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
5
Mrs. J. A. Jackson of Austin, president of the Texas Woman's Press association, urged higher standards for members. She said the group should include women who write for pay and publish professionally, not those who scribble casually or offer free work.
Miss Mabel F. Dawkins of 1214 Lafayette St Fort Wayne Ind claims three years of catarrh and blood disease vanished after two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. She now feels strong again and urges others with similar ailments to try the remedy, available in liquid or Sarsatabs form.
The speaker contrasts broad philanthropic writing with self serving aims. They suggest public sharing in aid of a cause differs from publishing to gain personal benefit.
The Young Men's Christian Association announces a public reception and entertainment on Thursday night October 17 to inaugurate the season. General secretary E. E. Dilley says the association will emphasize social life with varied entertainments every few weeks. A joint Hallowe en party with the Y W C A is being planned. Social committee includes Hayden F. Smith chair, J. D. Malone, Hugo Stock, Allen Merriam and C. Walter Arlitt.
A youth who told police on Tuesday night he was robbed at gunpoint of jewelry during a highway hold up admitted to detectives he fabricated the incident. He claimed he pawned his watch to raise quick cash to fool his father, ending the case's investigation.
Seventeen Texas women entered the annual contest for prizes offered to music composers by the Texas Federation of clubs. The prizes will be awarded Saturday in Fort Worth.
Senator Claude V. Hudspeth returning to Texas from Austin said reopening the state owned Rusk ore beds and the penitentiary foundry at Rusk is unlikely to pay. He cited high transport costs to the penitentiary smelter and the expense of coke and convict labor, noting previous reports showed the project lost money.
Haile J. H. Haile was elected vice president at a special board meeting. He will assume duties previously held by W. W. Collier who goes on vacation but remains an officer. George D. Campbell will become cashier, replacing the long time bank examiner.
A testimonial from Griffith Indiana details Mrs. Anna Govert’s recovery from pneumonia and consumption after using Eckmans Alterative. The letter praises weight gain, reduced night sweats, and overall health improvement, and notes the remedy also aids bronchial and lung conditions. Fischer's Drug Store sells it with a booklet and further evidence from Eckman Laboratory.
The Mexican village at the jubilee will feature Spanish senoritas performing refined national dances. Joan B. Carrington aims to finalize arrangements this afternoon. The event includes thatched houses, Mexican wares, music, and a cross border spirit. Governor Colquitt will open the horn of plenty celebration on October 19, traveling from Austin with staff.
The board of health plans a 5 30 meeting this afternoon with most members attending. Dr J S Abbott may not be present while Dr D Berrey the county health officer will attend. Vaccinating school children at the start of term is the main topic. The school board is said to be in harmony with the plan.
H F Swartz of the Home Missionary Society arrives to establish a Congregational church in San Antonio. A dinner at the Gunter hotel discusses church plans with C E Tower and local supporters. The first meeting will be held Sunday at the Y M C A building to decide building plans.
The board of directors of the Southwestern Insane Asylum held a luncheon in a body at the Gunter Hotel after their regular monthly meeting and inspection. Present were Dr. I. B. White superintendent W. C. Rigsby president Robert Coon Herman Staacke George Maverick Vories P. Brown and Gus Zalmanzig.
A special meeting of the Retail Merchants association set October 17 for the free members banquet at Elks Hall. Invitations to about 650 members will go out, with eight courses and floral hall decoration planned. Secretary Adolph Grasso to handle details. new members admitted include E L Innes O W Spring W A Lieber B Lapenta Reed C W Becker H B Denison Archie Zorkowsky and several company reps. Directors present were P G Lucas and John Kenney among others.
Appealing ad touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as the most efficient safe laxative, promising relief from biliousness coated tongue dizziness indigestion and serving as a general tonic. It urges readers in San Antonio to purchase a 25 cent box and offers a free sample from Hot Springs Chemical Co., Hot Springs Arkansas.
H Illg H F Wosnig Harry Stone Emil Frank Ben Varga Nic Peters and Adolph Grasso are named in a historic community notice listing prominent local residents. The short item highlights their surnames and roles within the town records.
Smithville Tex Oct 4 In the Katy machine shop working hours were reduced from nine to eight hours a day five days a week. The change became effective yesterday.
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